Credit Research - Banking Analyst

3 years

Pune

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Job Description

Job Description

Job description

Acuity Analytics (the trading name of Acuity Knowledge Partners) is a global, tech-first organisation helping financial institutions and corporates make better decisions through research, data, analytics and AI-enabled solutions. We combine deep financial services expertise with strong engineering, digital and AI capabilities to solve complex, real-world problems.

With a team of 7,200+ analysts, data specialists and technologists across 28 locations, we work with more than 800 organisations worldwide to drive efficiency, unlock insight and deliver measurable impact. Our success is built on the strength of our people—by investing in talent, encouraging collaboration and creating room to grow, we enable our teams to do their best work for clients.

Acuity became an independent business in 2019 following its acquisition from Moody’s Corporation by Equistone Partners Europe. In 2023, funds advised by global private equity firm Permira acquired a majority stake, with Equistone remaining a minority investor—supporting our continued growth and innovation.

For more information, visit www.acuityanalytics.com

Basic information


Position Title

Credit Research

Experience Level

3+ Years


Department

Investment Research

Location

Gurgaon/ Bangalore / Pune


Organizational relationships


Position reports to

Associate Director


Job purpose


We are seeking intelligent, independent, and self-motivated individuals to be part of our Fundamental Credit Research team –one of the fastest growing vertical of the company.

The candidate should have a subject matter expertise in covering the Banking and Insurance sector; an experience in covering sovereign and supranational issuers would be an added advantage. The analyst would be responsible for providing issuer rating/recommendation on the issuers under her/his portfolio. This would be achieved through detailed fundamental review, by initiating and maintaining coverage on issuers through detailed models and preparing the investment summary report. The candidate should demonstrate ability to think on feet, adapt to situation and provide actionable investment commentary and opinion on the issuers.

The candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skill as there will be a daily interaction with the on-shore investment managers.

The individual will be part of the Fixed Income team based out of Bangalore. The team covers a wide variety of fixed income instrument issuers spanning across global, sectors and asses classes.


Key responsibilities


The primary responsibilities include:

  • Initiating coverage on issuers by building detailed credit specific models and initiation reports

  • Preparing opinionated research piece on key events, tracking quarterly earnings on companies under coverage

  • Liaise with investor relations to seek responses and understand key issues

  • Responsible for client interaction and managing client expectations

  • Timely updation of sector dashboards



Key competencies


Core Skills Required

  • Subject matter expertise in Banking and Insurance

  • Good verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to provide actionable commentary and opinion on key events, issuers, rating recommendations

  • Understanding of the capital structure of bank and instrument tiering

  • Education: MBA (Finance), CFA and FRM is an added advantage

  • Job requires extremely high level of attention to detail, meticulousness and accountability

  • Abide by TAT and improve customer satisfaction over the period



Acuity Analytics has earned several prestigious industry recognitions, including Great Place to Work® certifications in India and Costa Rica, AVTAR Best Companies for Women in India, the AVTAR Most Inclusive Companies Index, and Silver accreditation in the Workplace Equality Index. These accolades reflect our commitment to building an inclusive, supportive and high-performance workplace for our people. Learn more here.

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Job Snapshot
Job ID
JOB_8695
Department
Buy-side Investment Research
Location
ITPP-Kharadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience
3 - 4 Years
Employee Type
Permanent

Skills Required

Credit Research Banking Analytics Financial Institutions Data Analytics Financial Services Private Equity Investment Research Subject Matter Expertise Insurance Fixed Income Investor Relations

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